Padres Hot Tub

Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather in the midst of the Padres winning their 5th consecutive game, this one at home against the Rockies after a sweep in Oakland. But -- what does it matter? The Padres carry less than a 1% chance to make the playoffs, and must effectively win out to have a chance. The hosts talk about Peter Seidler's health news, possible payroll deductions, the lack of a television deal and its downstream effects, Manny Machado's elbow, and more.

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Craig, Chris, and Raphie gather on our virtual live YouTube stage with a gaggle of PHT patrons to react to the bombshell piece from Kevin Acee in the U-T, effectively calling out Manny Machado and his leadership vacuum as a primary source of the team's woes in 2023.


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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor convene on a Monday afternoon in which the Padres begin a three-game set in Los Angeles -- only it doesn't matter. The Padres were officially eliminated from NL West title contention on Sunday after a miserable series in Houston. The beat rolls on, but no word from either Peter Seidler or AJ Preller. How long can the silence continue? Plus, they discuss Xander's offensive/defensive paradox, a Ha-Seong Kim extension, and more.

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In Episode 23 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda dive DEEP into the nerdy numbers behind what causes teams like the Padres to run out of pitching, and John has a new benchmark rule for quality that the Padres should be striving for.


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Craig, Chris, and Raphie gathered for the first time ever on a YouTube live stream to chat with PHT Patrons about the current state of the Padres. While FriarGoose was our lone exclusive patron call-in guest, the gang interacted with the live digital crowd via live polling before hopping into some text questions from patrons.


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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor meet up after the Padres win a series at home against the Giants before failing to comeback from a massive deficit against the Phillies on Labor Day. They do some storyline coverage (Rich Hill, Austin Nola, Manny Machado) before diving into the meat of the episode with a discussion on why Padres pitching has seemingly collapsed every season in the 2020s (yes, even 2022).

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In Episode 22 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda break down the terrible choice the Padres must grapple with for the remainder of the 2023 season. They break down how the Padres should go about doing it, the value to be gained/lost, and why the Padres may have ended up here in the first place.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor speak with patrons over video for the first time ever to discuss the state of the Padres as they consider their slide from mediocrity to abject failure, and ponder what it would take to seriously make a change.

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Craig Elsten, Chris Reed, and Raphie Cantor gather after the Padres are swept out of Milwaukee and salvage a series opener in St. Louis -- but this season is finished. How should the Padres move forward? Just how powerful are the incentives for completely tanking? And what should the rest of the Padres 2023 season look like?


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In Episode 21 of Pads Above Replacement, Raphie Cantor and John Precoda get back to their PAR roots and dive into a long awaited player-specific episode -- Manny Machado. What makes Manny Manny at the plate? And to what degree is his future linked to the Padres?

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